[Charles Isaac Elton,and B. F. C. Costelloe; Markets.] Printed work, inscribed by Elton to William Bliss.] ‘Royal Commission on Market Rights and Tolls. Report on Charters and Records relating to the History of Fairs and Markets [UK]'.’

Rare: The BL has a copy (not annotated) and there's a copy on JISC at Reading, with the entry stating that consists of 104pp, rather than the 231pp of the present copy. See Elton’s entry in the Oxford DNB. He first served as a Conservative MP for Somerset in 1884-5, and the present item was composed during his second term, 1886-92. No title-leaf: drop-head title. At foot of first page: ‘A 55729. 30.?1/89. Wt. 6590,’. Introductory section credited on p.30 to 'Charles Elton. / B. F. C. Costelloe, / Assistant Commissioner.' Folio, 231pp. In vellum half-binding, with marbled boards and tooled spine with red leather label and title in gilt. Inscribed at head of first page: ‘from Mr. C. Elton. Jan. 14. 1890 / to W. Bliss’. Armorial bookplate of William Bliss on front pastedown, above another inscription from Elton: ‘from Mr. Elton / 1890’. In good condition, lightly aged, in lightly-worn binding. A dense and learned document, filled with facts and citations. With a couple of pencil annotations. Loosely inserted is an 8vo leaf of manuscript (by Bliss?), headed ‘English equivalents from / Elton’s Report on Markets and Fairs.’ With list of twenty examples in a column.